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Contrail

Contrails (/ˈkɒntreɪlz/; short for "condensation trails") or vapour trails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust or changes in air pressure, typically at aircraft cruising altitudes several kilometres/miles above the Earth's surface. They are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. The combination of water vapor in…

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Condensation trails as a result of engine exhaust

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Impacts on climate

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Condensation from decreases in pressure

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Altitude
7,500 to 12,000 m (25,000 to 40,000 ft)
Appearance
Long bands
Classification
Family A (High-level)
Genus
Cirrus (curl of hair), cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus
Precipitation
No

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Overview

Condensation trails as a result of engine exhaust

Condensation from decreases in pressure

Impacts on climate

Head-on contrails

Distrails

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Contrail

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples55
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Contrail

Top relations

has impact · 16
Contrail → CO, Contrails, COVID-19, Despite, Earth, East Asia, ERF, Europe, In, Most, North America, North Atlantic, Northern Hemisphere, The, These, W/m²
related to External links · 14
Contrail → AviationSmog Archived, Brian, Chemtrails, Contrail Education, Contrails, February, Galleys, NASAContrails, Not, Real, Reference, Science, Skeptoid, Wayback Machine
related to Condensation trails as a result of engine exhaust · 7
Contrail → At, Engine, Exhaust, Many, The, These, They
related to Head-on contrails · 4
Contrail → California, November, On, US
related to Condensation from decreases in pressure · 3
Contrail → In, The, Vapor
Altitude · 1
Contrail → 7,500 to 12,000 m (25,000 to 40,000 ft)
Appearance · 1
Contrail → Long bands
Classification · 1
Contrail → Family A (High-level)
Genus · 1
Contrail → Cirrus (curl of hair), cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus
Precipitation · 1
Contrail → No

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contrails water vapor engine air exhaust form condensation cloud aircraft changes ice particles clouds also pressure droplets altitudes may cirrus

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ContrailAltitude7,500 to 12,000 m (25,000 to 40,000 ft)1.00infobox
ContrailAppearanceLong bands1.00infobox
ContrailClassificationFamily A (High-level)1.00infobox
ContrailGenusCirrus (curl of hair), cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus1.00infobox
ContrailPrecipitationNo1.00infobox
East Asia are often through warmer air so less likely to form contrails.The effect of COVID-19 reductions in flight traffic decreased contrailsinstance ofwhereas flights in other regions0.80text
Sataviainstance ofOthers0.80text
which is part of GEinstance ofOthers0.80text
say that atmospheric regions at risk of contrails are known well enough alreadyinstance ofOthers0.80text
and that it could be done now very cheaplyinstance ofOthers0.80text
simply by modifying flight plans.Since 2025 the EU has required the warming from contrails to be monitoredinstance ofOthers0.80text
Contrailhas impactContrails0.60section

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